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Ms. Clementine Shine Celebrates 100th Birthday

May 19, 2016 admin 0

On Saturday, May 14th, Ms. Clementine Shine celebrated her 100th Birthday at the Mary Singleton Center with family and friends. Ms. Shine blew out her own Birthday candles and when given the microphone she exclaimed: […]

Community

Program Students Receive Shirts and Books to Excel

May 19, 2016 admin 0

The 5000 Role Model of Excellence program held its inaugural summit at the FSCJ Downtown last weekend with the theme, “The making of a King transforming Boys into Men”. Over 600 young men were dressed in […]

Community

Malcolm X Festival Promotes Heritage, Education and Peace in the Hood

May 19, 2016 admin 0

Hundreds of families, vendors and friends of the Kemetic Empire/Sankofa Initiative outreach trekked to Simond Johnson Park for the 2nd annual Malcolm X Festival. Located at the intersection of 12th Street and Moncrief Rd. in […]

Business

Rush Card Settle Lawsuit for $20 Million

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

by Ann Bucher The makers of the RushCard have reportedly agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed over a botched upgrade of the pre-paid debit card that allegedly left RushCard holders without access to their […]

Health

90-day program may help eliminate fibroids

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Gemma Greene, blackdoctor.org Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s uterus. Sometimes, these tumors become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods. In other cases, they cause […]

National

Emanuel AME Church Distributes $1.5M to Shooting Victims’ Families

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Patrick Phillips and Kyle Foster, live5news.com The downtown Charleston church where nine parishioners were gunned down last summer has donated $1.5 million to the families of the victims. Mother Emanuel AME Church donated the money, […]

Editorials

Where Do We Go After All the Hateful Rhetoric

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Julianne Malveaux Malia Obama deserves congratulations. Admitted to Harvard University, she has decided to take a gap year, a mature choice that many students make when they want a break between intense and competitive […]

Editorials

History Has Proven That Mothers Have Been the True Backbone of the Black Family

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

Much like many of you that are reading this column, I cannot begin to express the gratitude, love, admiration and thankfulness I have for my mother, and all of the other mothers in my life. […]

Editorials

Troubled Homeowners Can Avoid Foreclosure

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Charlene Crowell Since 2004 approximately 8 million homes have been lost to foreclosure, according to CoreLogic, a national mortgage data firm. Although the number of homeowners entering foreclosure has fallen dramatically since the height […]

Editorials

The Prince Estate – A Big Mess!

May 17, 2016 Staff 0

By Harry C. Alford Perhaps one of the greatest entertainers of all time suddenly left us on April 21, 2016. Kay and I were on a plane heading to Los Angeles when it came across […]

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